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Uganda Resource Pack
Volunteers work on a variety of different projects in Uganda. Obviously with the AIDS epidemic crippling much of Africa, much of the work is centred on AIDS in Uganda. The program seeks to provide education and training to AIDS orphans, and to help their families become self-sustaining through initiating micro-income generating projects in Uganda, Africa. Education & Training for AIDS Orphans: as the epidemic has resulted in many children living as beggars on the streets. Volunteers teach in schools, and take part in a children's outreach project on Saturdays, and volunteers conduct a sports workshop for youth who have dropped out of school. The Women's Mother's & Widows Empowerment Program seeks to teach mothers and widows practical skills, so that they can support their family and keep their family in school. The Primary Health Care Project aims to increase access to basic healthcare for rural people, decrease the prevalence of endemic disease and improve overall village health by providing public health projects and promoting health education in the villages. Our partner also aims to construct health care clinics in rural communities; professional medical volunteers instruct and consult for these local clinics. HIV/AIDS Prevention project uses culturally sensitive methods to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS transmission and prevention due to very little awareness of the disease. Aids counsellors have also developed educational materials for the local village population, and volunteers use these for the project. Community Development Program teaches villagers a range of skills and knowledge in order to equip them to meet the challenges that rural Ugandan communities face. The local people learn crafts and agricultural skills, rediscovering traditional Ugandan methods or learning new innovations using only local materials. Katebo Children's Village project incorporates much of the work above, it is the site of a long-term outreach project envisioned by our partner to eventually result in a "Children's Village". Land is being set aside to develop a community that will be home to AIDS orphans not in an institutional set-up, but rather a group of homes where the orphans will live with a primary caregiver and a few other "siblings". The idea is to give them a sense of family. Every aspect of the children's lives is being considered. Plans are in place for homes, a health post, a library, a recreation area, and schools. The primary school's construction has been partially funded by GVN's Community Fund. Construction of volunteer accommodation will be completed by May 2005 so that volunteers can live on-site while contributing to the continual progress of this project. A success story� "Kasifa is one of the tangible and a living examples around the one of the villages we have worked with here. Kasifa is HIV/AIDS positive. Her family had abandoned her in a one roomed house and left to die At the time when ACF was contacted by some of Kasifa's neighbours, Kasifa was at the death point that she could not talk any more. She was in a coma and her relatives had alread prepare grave where she was to be buried. After we learn of her Kasifa's situation, we mobilised our staffs in the HIV/AIDS department who together with the volunteers rushed Kasifa to the hospital. Today as I write this email, Kasifa is growing strong and strong and looking more healthy than she was before ACF took her into our HIV/AIDS care and counselling program. We are proud that Kasifa is living today." .: Easy FactsFor the Uganda Easy Facts sheet, click here..: ArticlesChecking Expectations at the Door in Uganda: click here.Mother to Mother, Child to Child: How An Understanding of Loss Connected Families Across the World: click here. Working Together To Make A Difference: click here. The Spirit Of The Modern African Woman click here. .: Further ReadingAids at 20: "The Epidemic Is Just Starting", Sabin Russell, The San Francisco Chronicle, June 5, 2001: Twenty years after doctors in Los Angeles reported the first cases of AIDS, the devastating epidemic that followed in the United States is becoming a footnote to a larger story of global catastrophe. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2001/06/0605_wireAIDSat20.htmlHIV/AIDS And The Women Left Behind, Joanna Erdman, Toronto Star, Jul. 19, 2006: Stephen Lewis will not go quietly. Nearing the end of his term, the UN Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa continues to advocate for women's equality. He will not consign women to the margins of a UN system that has repeatedly failed to fulfill its commitments. Lewis seeks an equality that is real. http://www.thestar.com .: Country ProfileFor Uganda's country profile, click here | .
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